Reporting to the Director, Budget and Finance, the Finance Manager provides support relative to the Department's financial activities. This position ensures efficient and cost-effective administration and financial management of financial activities in compliance with internal and external policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Financial Analysis: Incumbent will be responsible for the preparation and initiation of budgets, subcontracts, reconciliations, payables, accruals, payroll, progress reports, and subcontracts. Additional responsibility also includes analysis, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of these activities to the Director Budget and Finance, Department leadership, and other stakeholders. Advises, educates, and serves as an internal consultant for Department faculty and senior management on budget variances; provides variance analysis support to Chair, Department Administrator, and faculty.

Budget & Financial Reporting: Monitors actual results, identifies potential for shortfalls and recommends and suggests steps to prevent and correct variances; prepares and distributes financial reconciliation reports to NYP Finance. Demonstrates ability to design and implement complex financial reporting tools, business plans, and management reports using best practice applications, tools and processes for a large academic department. These products will assist in forecasting and monitoring of budgeted transactions, unbudgeted variances, and funds flow.

Assists with development of complex ad hoc financial reports for senior management decision making at the department level. Specific examples include, reconciliation of accounts and preparation of monthly financial statements, quarterly budget monitoring, and annual budget preparation. Incumbent will have expert knowledge of financial rules and restrictions, profits/loss statements and projections, budget variance monitoring and control procedures.

Works collaboratively with Research Administrator on financial management of grants and research related funding streams. Works with revenue cycle management team to monitor budget projections and analyze variances.

Finance Staff: Participates in the recruitment, and training, directs of Finance support staff; aides in fostering growth and development of staff through effective coaching and by coordinating opportunities for continuing education, skill development and career growth; actively participates in the training and evaluation of staff who access and use financial systems and process transactions within CUMC Administration and across the Department.

Cross covers other related administrative positions and performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree, preferably in business administration, or equivalent in education, training and experience, plus four years of related experience in business or similar institutional administration.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree in Healthcare Finance, Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent in relevant education, training, and experience highly preferred, well as progressive related financial experience in academic medical center setting.

Demonstrated ability to manage and work effectively with complex financial systems, models and methodologies.

Demonstrated ability to research and prepare comprehensive reports, plan, implement, and evaluate programs and services, and develop and maintain effective relationships with faculty, staff and administrators at all levels.

Demonstrated ability to analyze and coalesce data from multiple systems and present it in a straightforward format (both financial and narrative);

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

Internal Number: 499604

About Columbia University

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